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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1923

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Canterbury Park Nine Races To-morrow SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 5

It is a striking commentary on suburban racing at the moment that the largest field at Canterbury Park to-morrow are in the two divisions of the Maiden…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 3

To-morrow night, at the new Newcastle Stadium, the contest between Jack Johnson and Jim Hoffman, for £50 a side, will be decided. Both are well-known…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 11

Most of the clubs affiliated with the Northern District British Football Association have held their annual meetings, and appointed their officers for the…

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Cricket. District Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 11

Competitions in all gradon will be advanced a further stage to-day. The Hutchinson shield match between Merewether and Hamilton, which will be…

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V.a.t.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 11

The V. A. T. C. Autumn meeting will be concluded at Caulfield to-day. The chief event will be the Caulfield Futurity Stakes, in which the following…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 11

To-night, at the Newcastle Stadium, the contest between Jim Hoffman and Jack Johnson for £50 a side will take place. There will be two supporting…

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Racing Gosford Races Selections for To-morrow Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

Monday.—Singleton weights Tuesday.—Gosford races. Wednesday.—Newcastle entries Friday.—Tamworth entries…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. Wallis Myers, writing in the London "Daily Telegraph," reports that there is general satisfaction among all the tennis players at Monte Carlo, at…

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Hamilton Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 7

The secretary of the Hamilton Park Tennis Club has informed the Newcastle Lawn Tennis Association that the Hamilton Park courts will be…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

Wallsend races were held on Saturday in warm weather, and attracted a good attendance, Mr. E. Cowcher, the secretary controlled the arrangements as usual with…

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Canterbury Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

Sydney sportsmen were catered for by a meeting of the Canterbury Park Club on Saturday. The fixture was held in weather conditions that were unpleasantly warm…

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Boxing Johnson Wins Hoffman Knocked Out

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

Jack Johnson lived up to his name as the "Carrington Wonder-boy" at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, when he knocked out Jim Hoffman (Sydney)…

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Swimming. New Zealanders Again Successful. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

The ladies' swimming carnival was concluded at the Domain Baths, yesterday, before an attendance of 2000. The principal event was the quarter-mile championship of…

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Waratah Golf Club Mixed Foursomes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Evans were the winners of the mixed foursome played at the Cockle Creek links on Saturday Their curd showed a net score…

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Big Events Ahead English Racing Revival of Interest LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 1

The approach of the Grand National Steeplechase and Lincolnshire Handicap has given a fillip to the interest in racing…

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Sandham's Big Score Other Men Fail South African Cricket BLOEMFONTEIN

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 1

The M.C.C. team opened a three-days' fixture against a Free State eleven yesterday. The visitors batted under easy conditions, but at lunch…

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British Football. King and Prince Attend the Finals. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 5

The King and the Prince of Wales are expected to attend the finals of the Football Cap on April 28. These will be played at the new…

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Athletics. Johnson Defeats Hoffman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

There were few seats vacant at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, on the occasion of the meeting of Jack Johnson (Carrington) and Jim Hoffman (Sydney)…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 3

A meeting of the Newcastle-Hamilton Soccer Football Clubs management committee will be held at 15 Purnell-place on Wednesday night…

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Boxing Going North Golledge Travels

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 2

"We are leaving to-night (Sunday) for Rockhampton." writes Snowy Allen (West Maitland). "Golledge was unlucky to be beaten on Friday…

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